BetterBrand’s new dough raises company’s valuation to over $170M
BetterBrand’s new dough raises company’s valuation to over $170M BetterBrand, a foodtech company known for creating “The Better Bagel,” closed on $6 million of Series...
VCs remain confident alternative protein has a real future despite public-market woes
VCs remain confident alternative protein has a real future despite public-market woes How well have alternative-protein companies done in the past year? It depends on...
This week in foodtech: Cultivated meat is still a sizzling topic
This week in foodtech: Cultivated meat is still a sizzling topic If you’re adventurous with your food, or just like to keep up with the...
DouxMatok takes sweet journey to become Incredo after securing $30M
DouxMatok takes sweet journey to become Incredo after securing $30M DouxMatok, a food tech company whose first product is a sugar-based, sugar reduction solution called...
The cultivated meat industry’s known struggles will take time to sort out, and maybe that’s OK
The cultivated meat industry’s known struggles will take time to sort out, and maybe that’s OK The Wall Street Journal went under the hood of...
Chunk Foods close to opening factory to produce ‘millions’ of plant-based steaks
Chunk Foods close to opening factory to produce ‘millions’ of plant-based steaks The global plant-based foods industry accounted for $8 billion in sales and received...
TC+ roundup: Pitch coaching from 5 VCs, Black founder funding options, 3 fintech flubs
TC+ roundup: Pitch coaching from 5 VCs, Black founder funding options, 3 fintech flubs Based on my conversations last week at TechCrunch Early Stage, VCs...
Precision fermentation’s capacity craze: Have we lost the plot?
Precision fermentation’s capacity craze: Have we lost the plot? Blake Byrne Contributor Blake Byrne is building a stealth mode biomanufacturing startup. A recent graduate of...
Alternative seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods reels in $5.5M
Alternative seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods reels in $5.5M Venture capital investors focused on food tech are calling 2023 the year when alternative seafood startups...
New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants
New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants New School Foods said its muscle fiber and scaffolding technology to produce...